An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Overview
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is one of the most widely anthologized American short stories and is considered Ambrose Bierce's best work of short fiction. First published in Bierce's short story collection Tales of Soldiers and Civilians in 1891, the story centers on Peyton Farquhar, a southern planter who, while not a Confederate soldier, is about to be hanged by the Union Army for attempting to destroy the railroad bridge at Owl Creek. As Farquhar stands on the bridge with a noose around his neck, Bierce leads the reader to believe that the rope breaks and that Farquhar...
[The entire page is 200 words long]
New in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Group 
To quickly summarize: Peyton Farquar is an Alabama plantation owner who...
Discussion post added by bullgatortail in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
The plot is hard to follow because it is divided into parts and features...
Discussion post added by mshurn in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Tell a friend about An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge at eNotes.
